How to build a 3D spiral (not a helix)?

Question

I've been looking for ways to build a 3D spiral in Blender, but every time I search for it, I find techniques for building a helix. I'm not looking for a helix; I'm looking for a 2D spiral, extruded up into the 3rd dimension.

Does anyone have any pointers for creating one?

Could you illustrate what you want to achieve with some reference images? — Duarte Farrajota Ramos, Nov 20 '20 at 17:36
@DuarteFarrajotaRamos Something along the lines of https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_bold_spiral.svg — Mason Wheeler, Nov 20 '20 at 17:40
You should add that image to your question See https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/56396 — Duarte Farrajota Ramos, Nov 20 '20 at 17:43

Chris · Answer 1 · 2020-11-22T14:21:31.387

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Here is a tutorial for this:

https://youtu.be/-ckk8GVGv6o

Basically you use the shrinkwrap and the screw modifier to do this.

build a circle
use modifier screw and apply it
build a cone and scale and move it as you need it in the screwed circle
now use modifier shrinkwrap with object cone on your circle
scale z value to 0 so that you have "flat" screw

edited Nov 22 '20 at 14:21

answered Nov 22 '20 at 13:15

Chris

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Hi. Please try to elaborate a bit more in your answer. Link only answer are not well accepted in BSE. – lemon Nov 22 '20 at 13:52
ok, i tried. but i really think an explanation video helps much more that 1000 words, because you can "live" see how to get there. but thanks for your recommendation. – Chris Nov 22 '20 at 14:22
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This is not the point: the answer will mean nothing if the video become unavailable in the future. – lemon Nov 22 '20 at 14:30

How to build a 3D spiral (not a helix)?

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